The Autumn Winds

from The Waterville Sessions by Andy Wakeman

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All I can say is that still to this day
That I can remember her smile
She was the sweetest dream, a reigning beauty queen
She was my Jewel of the Nile

I was a stable boy and more than a little coy
And I couldn't put out that fire
When she wore that purple dress down by the meadow cress
My heart it filled with desire

And I knew, I knew that
Summer love
Will always end the same
As days go by, the Autumn winds
Will blow out the flame, the flame

We danced around it that summer
Confounded by our feelings of love
I made the first move under the new moon
As it shone from above

She slept as I read poems to her in bed
She was so cute that way
And when August came with neither to blame
She wouldn't let me say

That it's true, it's true that
Summer love
Always ends the same
As days go by, the Autumn winds
Will blow out the flame, the flame

And all I can say is that still to this day
That I can remember her smile

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from The Waterville Sessions, released January 6, 2012

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Andy Wakeman Manchester, Connecticut

Singer-songwriter Andy Wakeman is an old soul and that's reflected in his writing. Thoughtfully written songs are delivered with an indie-folk bend to them. Wakeman's songs are the type of tunes that could be performed with a full backing band, or with just the man and his guitar. - Chip McCabe, Lonesome Noise ... more

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